If one breaks an oath, expiation is obligatory upon him
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Question:
One day, one of the people close to me provoked me by saying, "You will take one of so-and-so's daughters." I said, "By Allah, if only so-and-so's daughters remained in the world, I would not marry any of them." The years passed, and I married one of them. I am now, praise be to Allah, living in a happy life. I ask for guidance on what I should do regarding my previous oath?
Answer: If the situation is as you described in the question, it is obligatory for you to pay the expiation for the oath, which is: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave.
The obligatory amount for feeding is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the country, such as dates, wheat, or other similar items, which is approximately one and a half kilograms. As for clothing, it must be something that suffices for prayer, such as a shirt or a lower garment and a cloak. If one is unable to provide food, clothing, or freeing a slave, he must fast for three days; based on the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Al-Ma'idah: 89].
One day, one of the people close to me provoked me by saying, "You will take one of so-and-so's daughters." I said, "By Allah, if only so-and-so's daughters remained in the world, I would not marry any of them." The years passed, and I married one of them. I am now, praise be to Allah, living in a happy life. I ask for guidance on what I should do regarding my previous oath?
Answer: If the situation is as you described in the question, it is obligatory for you to pay the expiation for the oath, which is: feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave.
The obligatory amount for feeding is half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the staple food of the country, such as dates, wheat, or other similar items, which is approximately one and a half kilograms. As for clothing, it must be something that suffices for prayer, such as a shirt or a lower garment and a cloak. If one is unable to provide food, clothing, or freeing a slave, he must fast for three days; based on the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):
Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is meaningless in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for [breaking] what you intended of oaths. So its expiation is the feeding of ten needy people from the average of that which you feed your [own] families or clothing them or the freeing of a slave. But whoever cannot find [or afford it] - then a fast of three days [is required]. That is the expiation for oaths when you have sworn. But guard your oaths. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be grateful.
لاَ يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا عَقَّدتُّمُ الأَيْمَانَ فَكَفَّارَتُهُ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ مَا تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ أَوْ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَن لَّمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ ذَلِكَ كَفَّارَةُ أَيْمَانِكُمْ إِذَا حَلَفْتُمْ وَاحْفَظُواْ أَيْمَانَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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